Schernham (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.2° N, 13.6° E: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 12.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: MN 10 (9.7 - 8.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the NHMW

Primary reference: R. Ziegler. 2006. Insectivores (Lipotyphla) and bats (Chiroptera) from the Late Miocene of Austria. Annalen Naturhistorisches Museum Wien 107A:93-196 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66946: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 26.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Galericinae indet., Talpidae "gen. et sp. indet. I"
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
cf. Paleptesicus noctuloides, cf. Myotis sp.
cf. Paleptesicus noctuloides vesper bat
vel. Kerivoula murinoides
cf. Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceoidae
Metacordylodon schlosseri, Plesiodimylus aff. chantrei
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental
Plesiodimylus aff. chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
cf. Postpalerinaceus vireti, Lantanotherium sanmigueli
cf. Postpalerinaceus vireti Crusafont and Villalta 1947 hedgehog
The spelling Postpaerinaceus in Ziegler (2006) is an obvious lapsis lapili
Lantanotherium sanmigueli Villalta and Crusafont 1944 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpa vallesensis, Talpa aff. minuta, Urotrichini indet., Proscapanus austriacus n. sp., Proscapanus minor n. sp., Urotrichus giganteus n. sp., Archaeodesmana aff. vinea, Storchia biradicata n. sp., Desmanella aff. rietscheli
Talpa vallesensis Villalta and Crusafont 1944 mole
Talpa aff. minuta Blainville 1840 mole
Urotrichini indet. Dobson 1883 mole
Proscapanus austriacus n. sp. Ziegler 2006 mole
Proscapanus minor n. sp. Ziegler 2006 mole
Urotrichus giganteus n. sp. Ziegler 2006 greater Japanese shrew-mole
Archaeodesmana aff. vinea Storch 1978 mole
Storchia biradicata n. sp. Ziegler 2006 mole
Desmanella aff. rietscheli Storch and Dahlmann 2000 mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Dinosorex engesseri, Soricinae indet., Petenyia aff. dubia, Paenelimnoecus repenningi, Crusafontina aff. endemica
Dinosorex engesseri Rabeder 1998 shrew
Soricinae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 red-toothed shrew
Petenyia aff. dubia Bachmayer and Wilson 1970 red-toothed shrew
Paenelimnoecus repenningi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970 red-toothed shrew
Crusafontina aff. endemica Gibert 1975 red-toothed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Plesiosorex evolutus n. sp.
Plesiosorex evolutus n. sp. Ziegler 2006 placental